WORLD ZARATHUSHTI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

HOUSTON CHAPTERHOUSTON CHAPTER

2008 WZCC GLOBAL AGMDEC 28TH – DEC 31ST, 2008

HOUSTON TEXAS

OUR GOLD SPONSORS

Safe quality work performed with pride

OUR SILVER OUR SILVER SPONSORSSPONSORS

ZARATHUSHTI HERITAGE & CULTURAL CENTERZARATHUSHTI HERITAGE & CULTURAL CENTERHOUSTON - TEXASHOUSTON - TEXAS

THE HOUSTON CHAPTER TEAMTHE HOUSTON CHAPTER TEAM

HOUSTON CHAIR BEHROZE!HOUSTON CHAIR BEHROZE!

OH MY GOD!....OH MY GOD!....LET’S FINISH THE NAME TAGS LET’S FINISH THE NAME TAGS

DOC WANIA STARTS REGISTRATIONDOC WANIA STARTS REGISTRATION

FEZANA PRESIDENT FEZANA PRESIDENT BOMI PATEL REGISTERSBOMI PATEL REGISTERS

THE PRE AGM BOARD MEETING BEGINSTHE PRE AGM BOARD MEETING BEGINS

THE BOARD MEETING GETS SERIOUSTHE BOARD MEETING GETS SERIOUS

KERSY FROM DUBAI WITH KERSY FROM DUBAI WITH KAEMERZKAEMERZ

DELEGATES FROM IRANDELEGATES FROM IRAN

OUR IRANIAN BOARD MEMBER ALAYAR DABESTANI WITH THE OUR IRANIAN BOARD MEMBER ALAYAR DABESTANI WITH THE ZARATHUSHTI REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IRANIAN MAJLISZARATHUSHTI REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IRANIAN MAJLIS

DR. ESFANDIAR EKHTIARIDR. ESFANDIAR EKHTIARI

FEZANA PAST PRESIDENTFEZANA PAST PRESIDENTRUSTOM KEVALA & WIFE YASMINRUSTOM KEVALA & WIFE YASMIN

THE AGM BEGINSTHE AGM BEGINS

THE BENEDICTIONTHE BENEDICTION

ERVARD ERVARD KYRUS KYRUS

BUCHIA BUCHIA

EXPLAINS EXPLAINS THE THE

BENEDICTIONBENEDICTION

OUR BOARD MEMBERSOUR BOARD MEMBERS

…….AND SOME MORE.AND SOME MORE

LIMATHWALLALIMATHWALLA

SPEAKSSPEAKS

RUSTOMRUSTOM

ENGINEERENGINEER

THETHE

BOARD MEMBER BOARD MEMBER WHO BROUGHT WHO BROUGHT

THE AGM TO THE AGM TO HOUSTONHOUSTON

……..AND..AND

DELIVERED WHAT DELIVERED WHAT HE PROMISEDHE PROMISED

WHAT AN HONOR?WHAT AN HONOR?

THE ZARATHUSHTI THE ZARATHUSHTI REPRESENTATIVE TO REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IRANIAN MAJLISTHE IRANIAN MAJLIS

Dr. Esfandiar EkhtiariDr. Esfandiar Ekhtiari

WAS THERE TOWAS THERE TOHONORHONORWZCCWZCC

MOBEDMOBED

FIROZGARYFIROZGARY

FROM IRANFROM IRAN

ANOTHER HONOR FORANOTHER HONOR FOR

WZCCWZCC

THE IRANIAN DELEGATIONTHE IRANIAN DELEGATION

THE BIG GUNS WERE THERE TOOTHE BIG GUNS WERE THERE TOO

ROHINTON RIVETNAROHINTON RIVETNA

THE FIRST FEZANA THE FIRST FEZANA

PRESIDENTPRESIDENT

&&

FOUNDING MEMBER FOUNDING MEMBER

OF OF

WZCCWZCC

WZCC-INDIA CHAIR WZCC-INDIA CHAIR PHILI KHARAS & WIFE NARGISPHILI KHARAS & WIFE NARGIS

FRIENDS MEET AFTER YEARS!FRIENDS MEET AFTER YEARS!

OUR WEB-CASTING DUOOUR WEB-CASTING DUOZUBIN VAKIL & PERCY MASTERZUBIN VAKIL & PERCY MASTER

THE AUDIO-VISUAL TEAMTHE AUDIO-VISUAL TEAMKHUSHRAV NARIMAN & ADARBAD TAMBOLIKHUSHRAV NARIMAN & ADARBAD TAMBOLI

DOLLYDOLLY

DASTOORDASTOOR

FEZANA FEZANA

PAST PAST PRESIDENTPRESIDENT

MINOO MINOO SHROFFSHROFF

&&AAPRIAAPRI

BEHROZEBEHROZEBUT BUT

SOMEONE SOMEONE ELSE’S ELSE’S AWARDAWARD

THIS IS NETWORKING!THIS IS NETWORKING!

LUNCH BREAK - HAPPY TIMES!LUNCH BREAK - HAPPY TIMES!

TEHAMTAN ARJANI TEHAMTAN ARJANI & &

ERVARD PESHOTAN UNWALLAERVARD PESHOTAN UNWALLA

GREAT FOOD!!!!!GREAT FOOD!!!!!

THEN COMES…..TEA TIMETHEN COMES…..TEA TIME

……..AND SOME MORE..AND SOME MORE

SMILE AWAY GUYS…U DID A GREAT SMILE AWAY GUYS…U DID A GREAT JOB TOO!!!!JOB TOO!!!!

THE AGM CONTINUES……THE AGM CONTINUES……

WITH THE AFTER LUNCH SESSIONWITH THE AFTER LUNCH SESSION

THE YOUTH SEMINAR BEGINSTHE YOUTH SEMINAR BEGINS

THE SPECTACULAR YOUTH PANELTHE SPECTACULAR YOUTH PANEL

THE HOUSTON CHAPTERTHE HOUSTON CHAPTERENSURESENSURES

THAT THE AGM IS USED AS A PLATFORM TO LAUNCH THE THAT THE AGM IS USED AS A PLATFORM TO LAUNCH THE BOARD’S INTENT TO SHOWCASE OUR YOUTH WORLWIDEBOARD’S INTENT TO SHOWCASE OUR YOUTH WORLWIDE

SONIA SONIA BEHRANA BEHRANA

RASHRASHHOUSTONHOUSTON

SPEAKS ABOUT SPEAKS ABOUT

BENEFITS & PITFALLS OF BENEFITS & PITFALLS OF VARIOUS BUSINESS VARIOUS BUSINESS

ENTITIESENTITIES

ERICERICENGINEERENGINEER

HOUSTONHOUSTON

SPEAKS ABOUT SPEAKS ABOUT

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101101

AMYAMYGODIWALLAGODIWALLA

NORTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA

SPEAKS ABOUTSPEAKS ABOUT

HOW TO HOW TO SUCCESSFULLYSUCCESSFULLY

LEAD & LEAD & INFLUENCEINFLUENCE

PEOPLEPEOPLE

CYRUS CYRUS MISTREEMISTREE SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO

SPEAKS ABOUTSPEAKS ABOUT

ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN ANENTREPRENEURSHIP WITHIN ANORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

LARA LARA BALSARABALSARA

MUMBAIMUMBAI

SPEAKS ABOUTSPEAKS ABOUT

THINKING SMALL …..BEATING BIGTHINKING SMALL …..BEATING BIG

THE YOUNG ONES WERE THERETHE YOUNG ONES WERE THERE

CAN’T DO WITHOUT THEM CAN WE?CAN’T DO WITHOUT THEM CAN WE?

THE AGM IS OVERTHE AGM IS OVER

NOW THE FUN NOW THE FUN BEGINS !!!!!!!BEGINS !!!!!!!

THE EXCURSIONSTHE EXCURSIONSTHE GALATHE GALA

THE NEW YEARS EVE THE NEW YEARS EVE DANCEDANCE

THE CRUISETHE CRUISE

ON THE ROAD TO – SAN ANTONIOON THE ROAD TO – SAN ANTONIO

THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER CRUISETHE SAN ANTONIO RIVER CRUISE

CAN YOU SPOT OUR GUYS?CAN YOU SPOT OUR GUYS?

COMING BACK HOMECOMING BACK HOME

COMING TOGETHER IN HOUSTONCOMING TOGETHER IN HOUSTON 2008 2008

IN SESSION - WHAT NEXT?IN SESSION - WHAT NEXT?

ABAN ABAN RUSTOMJIRUSTOMJI

WEBCASTED WORLDWIDEWEBCASTED WORLDWIDE

FIRDOSH MUST HAVE SAID FIRDOSH MUST HAVE SAID SOMETHING?SOMETHING?

COMING TOGETHER ENDS…COMING TOGETHER ENDS…

THE WZCC GALA DINNERTHE WZCC GALA DINNER&&

THE 2008 AWARDSTHE 2008 AWARDS

HOUSTON CHAPTER CHAIRHOUSTON CHAPTER CHAIRBEHROZE DARUWALLABEHROZE DARUWALLA

WELCOMES DELEGATES & GUESTS WELCOMES DELEGATES & GUESTS

THE M.C.THE M.C.

& & FOUNDING FOUNDING

BOARD BOARD MEMBERMEMBER

HOMI HOMI DAVIERDAVIER

HOUSTON’S WORLD BOARD MEMBERHOUSTON’S WORLD BOARD MEMBER RUSTOM ENGINEERRUSTOM ENGINEER

THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGETHE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

OUR OUTGOING PRESIDENTOUR OUTGOING PRESIDENTBOMY BOYCEBOMY BOYCE

THE NEW THE NEW WZCC WZCC

WORLD WORLD PRESIDENTPRESIDENT

KERSIKERSILIMATHWALLALIMATHWALLA

PAST PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT ROHINTON RIVETNA SPEAKSROHINTON RIVETNA SPEAKS

EDUL EDUL DAVARDAVAR

PASTPASTBOARDBOARD

MEMBERMEMBER

WZCC WORLD BOARD MEMBER WZCC WORLD BOARD MEMBER & DALLAS CHAPTER CHAIR& DALLAS CHAPTER CHAIR

KHODAYAR ATTAIEKHODAYAR ATTAIEWZCC IRAN – REGION DIRECTORWZCC IRAN – REGION DIRECTOR

RUSI GANDHI- NEW YORK RUSI GANDHI- NEW YORK CHAPTER CHAIR & HIS WIFE CHAPTER CHAIR & HIS WIFE

NATALIENATALIE

MEHER BHESANIAMEHER BHESANIACHAIR MIDDLE EASTCHAIR MIDDLE EAST

ZAREEN KARANI AAROZZAREEN KARANI AAROZ

OUR OUR KEYNOTE KEYNOTE SPEAKERSPEAKER

XERSES XERSES WANIAWANIA

AAPRO PROUDAAPRO PROUDENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEUR

A TOKEN OF APPRECIATIONA TOKEN OF APPRECIATION

THE 2008 HONORARY MEMBERTHE 2008 HONORARY MEMBER

SAMSAMBALSARABALSARA

INDIAINDIA

DELIGHTEDDELIGHTED&&

GIVES HIS GIVES HIS THOUGHTSTHOUGHTS

OUTSTANDING ZARATHUSHTI ENTREPRENEUROUTSTANDING ZARATHUSHTI ENTREPRENEUR

DR. VILLOODR. VILLOO

MORAWALAMORAWALA

PATELLPATELL

INDIAINDIA

OUTSTANDING ZARATHUSHTI PROFESSIONALOUTSTANDING ZARATHUSHTI PROFESSIONAL

JAL SHROFFJAL SHROFF

HONG KONGHONG KONG

OUTSTANDING YOUNG ZARATHUSHTI OUTSTANDING YOUNG ZARATHUSHTI ENTREPRENEURENTREPRENEUR

NOWSHIRNOWSHIRENGINEERENGINEER

DUBAIDUBAI

SAROSH SAROSH COLLECTORCOLLECTOR

FOUNDINGFOUNDINGBOARDBOARD

MEMBERMEMBER

PHILLI KHARASPHILLI KHARASTHETHE BOMBAY CHAIR SPEAKSBOMBAY CHAIR SPEAKS

KERSHAW KERSHAW KHUMBATTAKHUMBATTA

HOUSTONHOUSTONCHAPTER’S CHAPTER’S EXECUTIVEEXECUTIVE

TEAMTEAM

GOODBYEGOODBYE

ADIOSADIOS

AWJOHAWJOH

THE SHOW BEGINSTHE SHOW BEGINS

SPECTACULAR TALENTSPECTACULAR TALENT

OUR NOSHIR …. OF COURSE!OUR NOSHIR …. OF COURSE!

The ZAH dancing femmesThe ZAH dancing femmes

THE APPLAUSE WASTHE APPLAUSE WASTREMENDOUSTREMENDOUS

THE 2008 WZCC AGM ENDSTHE 2008 WZCC AGM ENDSTHE HOUSTON TEAM…..THE HOUSTON TEAM…..WILL SEE YOU IN DUBAI!WILL SEE YOU IN DUBAI!

THE ZAH NEW YEAR’S EVE GALATHE ZAH NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA

TENDER MOMENTSTENDER MOMENTS

ZAHZAH

&&

THE HOUSTON CHAPTER OF WZCCTHE HOUSTON CHAPTER OF WZCC

WISH EVERYONEWISH EVERYONE

AA

FANTASTIC 2009 FILLED WITHFANTASTIC 2009 FILLED WITH

LOVE & PEACELOVE & PEACE

CARNIVAL – POST AGM CRUISECARNIVAL – POST AGM CRUISE

MEXICO – HERE WE COMEMEXICO – HERE WE COME

THE GRAND ATRIUMTHE GRAND ATRIUM

CAUGHT IN CAUGHT IN THE ACTTHE ACT

TANYA TANYA WITH AWITH A

BAWA PEG!BAWA PEG!

IN ROOM IN ROOM TOWEL TOWEL ARRANGEMENTARRANGEMENT

Our waitersOur waiters

THE AGM IS OVERTHE AGM IS OVER